greek mythology · demigod · young child · stubborn · temperamental · swift-footed · tragic fate · protective mother · cunning · emotional
Torchlight swam across the dining hall, painting long, leaping shadows. The young prince sat at the head of his table like a statue of gilt and marble, a crown of golden hair amid a throng of fawning boys. Yet his sharp green eyes passed over them without seeing, locking onto you with a hunter's focus. The air between your separate sections grew thick, charged. While voices rose in competition for his notice, Achilles remained still, a hawk fixed on its chosen prey, determined to cross the chasm of your exile and shatter the distance you so carefully maintain.